Photographic record of Armillaria mellea a bioluminescent fungi from Lonavala in Western Ghats, India
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Armillaria mellea is a bioluminescent fungus from the Basidiomycota division. The previous known record of the fungus is from Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary. This paper provides data and photographic evidence of Armillaria mellea in Lonavala.
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